William Gurvich | July 12, 1967 
Bill Gurvich, returned to the
Grand Jury on, July 12, 1967. On his previous visit, he promised to bring documents to back up his accusations.
He had worked on the Garrison investigation, and publicly accused the team of, improper arrest, threatening witnesses, browbeating, and bodily harm.
His entire attitude toward the case had changed in recent weeks, and the team suspected it had something to do with his meetings with Walter Sheridan.
Q. We would like to have you tell us today, we would like to know about this browbeating. Who did he browbeat?
Who did the browbeating? Give us the names of the people who were browbeat?
A. I don't remember at this time.During his first visit on June 28
th he told the
Grand Jury he needed some time to gather the proof he needed.
When he returns on July 12
th he brings absolutely nothing. He had more than two weeks to produce what he had claimed, including actual beatings of suspects.
He still had nothing to offer. On his first visit, he told the jury he would call, Mr. James Phelan, Mr. Matt Herron, Mr. Walter Sheridan, Mr. Rick Townley.
All of these individuals are working against the investigation, or involved with the NBC television program to discredit the work of the New Orleans District Attorneys Office.
Prior to leaving Gurvich took a copy of the Master File of the investigation. He did not have it with him in the first visit and it is not clear if he returned it in July.
Walter Sheridan was sent to New Orleans, by Bobby Kennedy to shut down the Garrison Investigation, that becomes evident in the testimony of
Zachary Strate.
On the NBC program, Gurvich was given the title, "the Chief Investigator of the District Attorney’s office". Garrison denied this, clarifying, he was not even regular staff.
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Grand Jury TestimonyQ. Do you have anything in your files that we could act on?
A. Well, I don't know what is important to you and what isn't.
I think some things in here are very important. But I have been led to believe by the Grand Jury that they are not.
Q. An illegal act, that is important. Give us one fact, you are supposed to be an investigator.
You have not given us one single fact. I am trying to lay it on the line. You go around and say what all these
people are saying - that is unimportant. I think every one of the Jury are thinking what I am telling you and I think
I am speaking for all of them when I say you don't have nothing. You haven't given us one thing to go on.
A. Well, they are entitled to their opinion and I am entitled to mine
Of course I did not expect you to act on this, but I thought they were serious things.
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William TurnerWilliam Turner was an ex FBI agent from San Francisco. He left to become a journalist, and in 1967, was writing about the JFK assassination.
He testified before the
Grand Jury on July 12, 1967. He helped the Garrison Investigation via conference calls, discussing the CIA connection.
He was there to talk about Bill Gurvich, primarily his change of attitude since the arrest of Clay Shaw and having talked to Walter Sheridan.
Sheridan was sent to New Orleans by Bobby Kennedy to shut down the Garrison Investigation. Bill Gurvich publicly turned against the team.
He took a copy of the Master File, and may have turned it over to the other side. He has made baseless, damaging, statements against the Office.
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Q. Would you say that represented a change in attitude as compared with his previous attitude?
A. Well, as I say, I was completely shocked, I didn't know what to say. I had no inkling - he was so forceful the
last time I had talked to him on the phone 3 weeks ago about the investigation-of that nasty NBC and what they
were doing. As I said, it was shocking to me when he came out like that.
Q. We understand that Mr. Gurvich is now saying publicly that the arrest of Clay Shaw sickened him,
that Shaw never should have been arrested. Did he give you any indication at the time that that was his attitude?
A. No, absolutely not. His whole attitude, as it was projected to me, was that the assassination investigation was moving along
this was a big step therefore there would be more and he sounded rather affirmative in favor of the investigation.
